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A Raven here ;) Although we Ravens talk about Orbital Bombardments all the time, this does not mean that we do not have honor or respect the other Clans.
My personal opinion of Safcon is that most of the time. I grant it. I think Stormfury and Akalabeth really nailed it on the head about customs of minor trials over non-threatening endeavors. But when someone shows up on your doorstep with an invasion force like the Vipers did when they came to Lum, that is a different story. They did not come to Lum to play nice and we had no intentions of letting them pretend to follow customs until after they had a chance to land and we could no longer deny them Safcon.
In the RP I usually do, most people do not come to trail for the Lum facilities because they know they will face a defensive naval or ASF battle. They usually come for training or negotiations for supplies, repairs and to build new forces. I believe that is why we are considered a "Merchant Factor". Whatever happens in the homeworlds during the future, I doubt Safcon will be granted anywhere, at least that's what it sounds like from the horror stories :P